Introducing National Standards for Offender 

I’ve now launched an official UK Government petition please pop to the link and please sign here using the link below 

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/760863

What this petition asks for Julie’s Law

I never expected the justice system to hand me a photograph of the man who murdered my sister smiling or If i would need to question if he was. 

A system meant to protect victims should never create new trauma.

That’s why I’m campaigning for Julie’s Law.

Clear national rules on how offender photographs are taken and disclosed to victims or their Next Of Kin. 

Offenders may not even know their photos can land in the lap of their victims and families.

How would they chose to have these photos taken? 
 
In remorse or to continue their abuse.

A system that would unknowingly and potentially allow an offender to further control their victims and their Next Of Kin. 

Please sign and share. 

Julies Law for victims for what justice should look like for all. 

This petition calls for the introduction of Julie’s Law, creating clear national guidance on how offender photographs are taken, stored and potentially disclosed within the criminal justice system.

The Victim Contact Scheme exists to keep victims informed about an offender’s sentence, parole and potential release. However, current national guidance focuses on sharing information and does not clearly regulate how offender photographs are taken, stored, or if and how they may ever be shown to victims or their families.

In my own case, a photograph of the man who murdered my sister was delivered to my home as part of the process intended to help me recognise him upon release. The image showed him laughing inappropriately.

At the time, I accepted the photograph because it was presented as part of the safety process while he was already approved by parole for release, they were already searching for his accommodation and could be released at any point. I was not informed that alternative images could be requested, nor was there any clear guidance explaining what the photograph might contain or what options were available. In that moment, without national standards or clear procedures, it did not feel like a fully informed choice. The two police officers were already in my living room. 

What was intended as protection instead became deeply distressing and left me carrying an image no family should ever have to hold. 

This highlights a wider policy gap where images intended for identification within police or prison systems may be shared without consistent national standards or trauma-informed safeguards.

Julie’s Law calls for clear national guidance so that offender photographs used within the criminal justice system follow a neutral identification format similar to passport or driving licence photographs and that strict rules exist on whether such images should ever be disclosed to victims or next of kin.

Victims should never be unexpectedly exposed to distressing images through a system meant to protect them.

Why Julie’s Law matters

Julie’s Law would ensure victims are protected from avoidable harm caused by gaps in guidance, and that the justice system treats victims with clarity, dignity and care.

By introducing national standards, Julie’s Law would also strengthen public confidence in how offender identification images are managed across prisons, policing and justice agencies. 

Sign and share so victims gain a better picture of justice.